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Nomadland

2020
Drama
1h 47m
Follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. (imdb)
Directed by:
Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao
Written by:
Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao Jessica Bruder
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Starring:
Frances McDormand Frances McDormand David Strathairn David Strathairn Peter Spears Cat Clifford Bob Wells Swankie Linda May Patricia Grier Gay DeForest Tay Strathairn Angela Reyes Carl R. Hughes
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Genre:
Drama
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Nomadland

2020
Drama
1h 47m
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 04 Mar 2021
70
53rd
Just film yourself living in your van and toss it on YouTube and get millions of views like everyone else. I’d love to travel around like this but I like pooping in comfort and showering every day - but I would totally pretend to be living in a van for sweet sweet YouTube bucks.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 04 Mar 2021
92
70th
I appreciate filmmakers who go out of their way to share stories like these. McDormand is solid as usual and very likable, but all of the actual nomad actors were very interesting and made the film feel very documentary, for better or worse. That did harm the pacing a bit for me in spots, but overall, I can't say there's anything in the movie I definitively didn't like. It's very gorgeous on the eyes and throughly investing. Chloé Zhou is a director I will be keeping a close eye on.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
stuie299stuie299
Rated 21 Feb 2021
65
20th
Yes, McDormand is great. Yes, there are some scenes with absolutely beautiful cinematography. No, the movie is definitely not amazing. The screenplay is entirely lacking. The pacing is terribly slow. You get a feel for the movie very early on and then it just goes nowhere (which is ironic given the subject at hand). Both the themes and the characters are underdeveloped. Its poverty porn. Sure its way more subtle and artistic than something like Hillbilly Elegy, but it's still poverty porn.
Rated 21 Feb 2021
bowfingerbowfinger
Rated 04 Mar 2021
40
32nd
Dry as McDormand's full frontal.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
sellissellis
Rated 20 Feb 2021
75
46th
Beautifully shot and acted, and I do appreciate the docustyle wandering narrative tone. However - I struggle to remember another movie so afraid to take a political stance while being so inherently political in content. I appreciate the stretches successfully unjudgmental of forgotten white America, but considering the moments full of contempt for systematic oppression (dinner scene with sister, for example), I’d appreciate even more a glimpse at the consequences of loss, not just loss itself.
Rated 20 Feb 2021
schnofelschnofel
Rated 03 Jan 2021
92
98th
There is a great tradition of American movies that follow individuals who, for one reason or another, couldn't function in society anymore and had to depart. And what awaits them when they step through the broken suburban fence (as McDormand does in the finale) is the rough American landscape, in every sense of the word. The film has an unobtrusive, elegiac quality that gives it the sense of always having been here, and Zhao finding and shaping it. She is indebted, but it's a perfect work.
Rated 03 Jan 2021
obdurateObdurate
Rated 31 Dec 2020
90
91st
Unlike with The Rider, Zhao has a lead performer capable of handling the material. McDormand is understated but genuine, powerful but vulnerable. Zhao uses wide shots to mimic the solitary nature of being on the road and having the world at your feet, making it both a little lonely and empowering. Beautiful directing. Excellent selection of music as well to reinforce all of this. Doesn't need to force bullshit to gain emotional resonance; it's too heartfelt and honest for that.
Rated 31 Dec 2020
jacobclark12jacobclark12
Rated 28 Apr 2021
93
90th
I find Nomadland to be an interesting cinematic experiment that works well overall. Frances McDormand gives a great performance that is a masterclass in subtlety and letting a powerful emotion sit just underneath the surface (which, in this case, is an overwhelming sense of grief and despair and longing). The communities of nomads among which she finds herself act as a mirror of sorts to her experiences, and I love how thorough of a treatment they get. This is complex, well-made, and rewarding.
Rated 28 Apr 2021
bownBown
Rated 17 Oct 2020
85
75th
A beautiful ode to chosen families and kindness and perseverance and oh my god McDormand is the GOAT
Rated 17 Oct 2020
actionbergActionberg
Rated 20 Feb 2021
80
71st
When I was a teenager I took a memorable road trip with my dad and grandpa through Nebraska, Wyoming, and South Dakota, and now my vague memories are mixed with Zhao's own vision of the Badlands, Wall Drug, and the empty vistas of this under-viewed pocket of America. The tone of the film conveys what I believe with fanatical conviction, that the most sacrosanct and unique part of this country is the Road. It brings neither total comfort nor absolute despair, but it can help us to find ourselves.
Rated 20 Feb 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 21 Feb 2021
75
83rd
Its shortcomings are addressed in the film: the nomads aren't homeless, just houseless. They're regular folk who find themselves in this lifestyle and most of them end up settling down. So they don't have the same worries as homeless folks w/mental illness & other shortcomings. McDormand is solid. The landscape is foreboding and vast. She is hardly alone. Fav scenes: traveling to see the swallows; running into the cigarette guy again. BTW, why no recession films re: collapse of middle America?
Rated 21 Feb 2021
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 22 Feb 2021
87
86th
As a good friend once said: "I only take characters serious that have contradictions." I'm not sure if I have ever seen a more heartbreaking, more empathic display of contradicting forces within us. How we, as people (or a country) need to be alone, independent, and also together, safe. Blessed are the ones who are able to suppress these forces that make compromise an infinite impossibility. Fran is all of us. We are always on the run, trying to balance out our demanding, restless nature.
Rated 22 Feb 2021
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 22 Feb 2021
67
76th
Zhao manages to capture melancholy with Nomadland, in a film that is more feeling than story, yet breezes through its runtime. The cinematography is great; with a cold portrayal of beautiful & desolate landscapes that seems deliberate juxtaposed against the weathered, broken characters. The subtle commentary on an ailing country was well done, though I hope it doesn't spawn a subgenre of post-recession poverty-porn Americana. I'm not sure I enjoyed the film, but I appreciate the experience.
Rated 22 Feb 2021
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 26 Feb 2021
75
59th
A beautiful(!) looking movie. Fell just short of greatness as far too many scenes and situations fly by without much reflection. I still really appreciate Zhao's naturalist method, but The Rider had much more visceral impact on me. Would've liked a slower ride here, but I'll come back to this for the spiritual landscapes any day.
Rated 26 Feb 2021
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 01 Mar 2021
80
80th
One of the best slice of life movies I've seen. I love the use of real people and their stories. It's beautiful and has heart.
Rated 01 Mar 2021
arossaross
Rated 01 Mar 2021
80
64th
Some interesting characters come and go almost as quickly as all the brief scenes. I enjoyed the film and the ending, but not sure it deserves best picture as some suggest..
Rated 01 Mar 2021
coinquatroCoinQuatro
Rated 09 Mar 2021
50
38th
Surprisingly tame given the subject matter. Wants to be a character study, but barely scratches the surface of its characters. It never feels as if they share their pain, they just seem to bounce lines off each other, no connections formed, no deeper understanding reached. All snippets. God-awful soundtrack. Still, has its heart in the right place. Not sure about the Amazon bits though.
Rated 09 Mar 2021
corbadCorbad
Rated 21 Mar 2021
85
89th
A quiet, unassuming picture that wanders through scenes with the shy, determined grace of its protagonist. Zhao is a maestro, drawing nuanced and affecting performances from everyone on screen. Its gentle cycle is undeniably lovely, but misses an emotional edge—McDormand's subtle Fern absorbs stories down the road, but never transcends her role as avatar for the audience and for the (unique) experience of the time and "place".
Rated 21 Mar 2021
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 24 Mar 2021
9
92nd
Exquisite slice-of-life cinema: thoughtful camerawork, editing, and music, along with natural performances (the excellent McDormand blends in seamlessly with the non-actors) showcase the subtle beauty of weathered landscapes and faces, of aching reflections on the past and tender moments of small joys in the present, of both the practical and spiritual aspects to settling in and moving on. Either the hints of more pointed character work or those of corporate critique could've been expanded upon.
Rated 24 Mar 2021
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 25 Mar 2021
71
64th
Despite McDormand's great performance, I found her character and the central story a bit lacking. What really stands out here are the non-actors. The first scenes of McDormand as a fish out of water learning about the nomad lifestyle are as genuine as anything you'll ever see on screen. I almost just wish this had been a documentary, though, because I wanted more of that.
Rated 25 Mar 2021
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 15 Apr 2021
65
55th
Nomadland certainly gets points for taking its time and aiming for realism over melodrama. Unfortunately this means it has a fairly slow (but consistent) pace, and is hard to get invested in. McDormand is great as usual, and I enjoyed Strathairn a lot as well. It’s certainly a good movie all around, but of the Best Picture Nominated films this year that I’ve seen so far, this is unfortunately in my bottom three (not that a 6.5/10 is bad).
Rated 15 Apr 2021
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 27 Sep 2021
71
53rd
Ambitiously tackles an interesting subject but doesn't quite commit to focussing it. Despite the strong lead performance & tone, the more conventionally dramatic character study often feels jarringly in contrast to the documentary-like approach, undermining the vast subtext. Its clinging to familiar structure, pacing & aesthetics left surprisingly little room to actually "feel" the nomadic lifestyle. Has plenty of meat & bones but I'm not sure which is which due to the lack of connective tissue.
Rated 27 Sep 2021
terrymacterrymac
Rated 08 Jun 2021
80
84th
Very human, affecting, and rather captivating.
Rated 08 Jun 2021
bofbof
Rated 18 Apr 2021
82
88th
In an abandoned factory sits a mug saying "Happy birthday from [company]". All around the factory are abandoned homes. All around the mythologized highways are people who can't afford to retire, telling themselves they're living the dream.
Rated 18 Apr 2021
sadmanSadman
Rated 19 Apr 2021
75
45th
The cinematography and the subject matter deserves praise, but there is something amiss. It's an incredibly American movie, and not all for the better. Moments of profundity feel well-trod and slightly condescending, empty like the landscapes it utilizes so frequently. McDormand's character stays at a distance and never lands. It's not raw enough to feel real nor poetic enough to transcend. Its magic can be found in the vulnerable, authentic spaces created by the non-actors.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
christofchristof
Rated 30 Apr 2021
85
76th
Captures the intimate feeling-tone of living with loss and grief remarkably well. I strongly suspect the film couldn't talk about how much working at Amazon sucks (and everybody knows it) as a precondition of filming there.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 13 May 2021
70
85th
A film of absences, of wide empty skies, vast flat landscapes, roads disappearing into the horizon, places that are not places anymore, things that can never quite be said to people who are no longer there.
Rated 13 May 2021
feritdgnferitdgn
Rated 29 Dec 2020
93
97th
Klasik tabir olacak ama Nomadland, "hayatın ta kendisi". Sizi, acı-tatlı bir hüzünle sararken, yalnız bir ruhun etrafında toplanan insan manzaralarıyla, doğayla iç içe, eşsiz bir yolculuğa çıkarıyor; bu yolculuk, hiçbir yere ait olmayanlar için. Çok hoştu ve gerçekten anlamlıydı.
Rated 29 Dec 2020
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 01 Jan 2021
90
93rd
I'll never argue that Frances McDormand isn't a primary reason to see a movie; she's tremendous and that holds true here. I found myself almost equally captivated by the surrounding personalities: Linda, Bob, Swankie and others really helped to flesh this out - much appreciated, considering I can sometimes struggle to "get into" movies like this. There's so much super-interesting commentary here on capitalism and nomad culture that can be taken in a bunch of directions. Watch multiple times.
Rated 01 Jan 2021
chengmingchengming
Rated 12 Jan 2021
65
47th
It's pretty enough (the days in Nomadland, as it happens, consisting mostly of golden hour), but it felt a bit like ticking the boxes, from the cliché soundtrack to the superficial wisdoms strewn in. Underwhelming. (I could point out that Frances McDormand is great - but does anybody still doubt that?)
Rated 12 Jan 2021
gatoquentegatoquente
Rated 06 Feb 2021
97
90th
It hauntingly captured the stark realism of loneliness when living apart from loved ones, that despite the beauty & noise & expanse around you, they all mean nothing at all. The film isn't about emptiness, because the characters' lives were full of happy memories. It's about loneliness, which leads to meaningless existence especially when it strikes at the sunset of life, which, sadly, often does. MY SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it
Rated 06 Feb 2021
inzzzomniainzzzomnia
Rated 07 Feb 2021
3
54th
If it wasn't for the familiar faces of McDormand and Strathairn this could just as well been a documentary and I'm not sure if that's good or bad thing. It shows that they've done a wonderful job in the portraying but if seen as a documentary it's not that interesting. Very torn.
Rated 07 Feb 2021
krf7krf7
Rated 27 Feb 2021
95
97th
This movie stands on its own as great, but I also really appreciate the influence of Malick on this movie. From the cinematography to the screenplay to the locations to even the Kip-like cowboy she encounters who wants to woo his girl.
Rated 27 Feb 2021
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 27 Feb 2021
85
87th
An ignored group of people struggle financially, spiritually, and with their own stories of grief as they travel across the country in hopes to enjoy the twilight of their lives. McDormand gives a quiet and stoic performance of a woman with an understandable amount of pride but struggling to keep afloat in a sea of grief. The score and the photography are equally beautiful in ability to capture desolate America.
Rated 27 Feb 2021
teftef
Rated 08 Mar 2021
75
35th
Sometimes poor people are eccentric fuckups as well. This film is fine but not worth watching. If you pay any attention at all, you already know why this is a sad story. If you don't, at least you'll be dead someday.
Rated 08 Mar 2021
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Mar 2021
40
27th
Platitudinal. Sentimentality is nearly all this film has to offer, even before the sappy soundtrack drips all over it.
Rated 14 Mar 2021
darrenDarren
Rated 27 Mar 2021
62
32nd
One of those movies where they desperately try to get you to ignore the material conditions that create the themes of the movie. Where we can just shrug off our realities and take to the open road. The true alternatives to the capitalist society we suffer under isn't to separate ourselves from others it's to come together and take back what's ours. Still tho Zhao paints people with such a nuanced brush. But after the rider this just let me down so much
Rated 27 Mar 2021
prophet92Prophet92
Rated 10 Apr 2021
87
78th
Deeply moving, it's shot beautifully and McDormand vanishes inside the part, aided by the decision to use several non-actors in major parts, the only real criticism I have is that it definitely drags in the middle.
Rated 10 Apr 2021
kasperlKasperL
Rated 16 Apr 2021
60
50th
The most dramatic moment in an exceptionally uneventful film is probably when Frances McHowlmand almost doesn't make it to the toilet in time. And this is not gonna convince me to go live in a van. Nuh-uh.
Rated 16 Apr 2021
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 11 Sep 2021
40
17th
McDormand is fine but boy does this thing drag. There's a severe lack of incident, and little explanation as to why Fern lives the way she does, and the film seems confused about what it's trying to say. It does everything to make her life seem unreasonably tough, then bizarrely tries to sell us on the whole nomad lifestyle thing, then pulls other, more appealing options for Fern out of a hat, then doesn't explain why she rejects those options. An ultimately frustrating and tedious experience.
Rated 11 Sep 2021
twincinematwincinema
Rated 25 Apr 2021
70
52nd
As someone who doesn't even enjoy camping, I can't imagine having to live in your vehicle. This is fine and has a great naturalistic feel (I like the use of non-actors), but I can't imagine ever watching this again. Also, Zhao is directing a Marvel film? Sure, why not?
Rated 25 Apr 2021
ysincYSinc
Rated 28 Apr 2021
75
77th
+acting +cinematography +music
Rated 28 Apr 2021
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 30 Apr 2021
93
89th
Probably the prettiest and most aesthetically pleasing film I watched from last year. McDormand is great per usual, and Zhou really shows her skills as an all-around film maker. A little slow in spots and not the most entertaining movie sure, but still very good and very fresh.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
langelundLangelund
Rated 30 Apr 2021
60
47th
The doc-fiction mishmash didn't work for me at all. What could have been a great doc or fictional movie ends up lost somewhere in between.
Rated 30 Apr 2021
addsAdds
Rated 18 Aug 2021
70
64th
The other side of the nomadic lifestyle that isn't well curated and shown on Instagram and Youtube.
Rated 18 Aug 2021
prowlerprowler
Rated 10 May 2021
37
31st
yeah it's well acted and looks nice and everything, but it doesn't really speak to me. Like, I'm glad these people are represented (although I'm probably not the target audience), but is that supposed to be enough? this movie went too far in the "can't judge" direction for my taste and I've definitely had enough of the Ludovico Einaudi new new age piano music bs
Rated 10 May 2021
leemarvinsleemarvins
Rated 29 Sep 2020
80
72nd
A vast improvent on Zhao's previous film, the Rider. Zhao has a talent in photographing faces in the desolate and beatiful landscapes. Here the film is anchored around the weather beaten faces of american nomads- the story of the America that got left behind.
Rated 29 Sep 2020
umutheatreumutheatre
Rated 20 Oct 2020
81
76th
20 Ekim, Kadıköy Sineması.
Rated 20 Oct 2020
arasAras
Rated 21 Oct 2020
85
86th
"Kadıköy Sineması"
Rated 21 Oct 2020
mpythonMpython
Rated 24 Oct 2020
9
87th
9-, Kadıköy Sineması
Rated 24 Oct 2020
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 19 Feb 2023
52
11th
This just wasn't for me. I kind of appreciated what they were going for, but it was pretty boring to me. McDormand is good and everything, but when you bore me you have a lot of work to do to make up for it and this doesn't do it.
Rated 19 Feb 2023
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 13 Oct 2021
81
78th
Sanity only. No mad land.
Rated 13 Oct 2021
medikolaynmedikolayn
Rated 08 Jan 2021
80
77th
ultimate sad story
Rated 08 Jan 2021
zwykzwyk
Rated 10 Jan 2021
60
34th
The storytelling style portrays life through events; the narrative follows a character that tries to find a place to stay in life. It has an emotional side that draws empathy of the audience. Decent direction, screenplay and message, but nothing special.
Rated 10 Jan 2021
evranaevrana
Rated 03 Oct 2021
74
58th
A very honest, non overtly melodramatic look into the life of forcefully or by choice nomads of the U.S.A. The non-judgmental, documentary-style actually makes the point of the film more poignant. It was good to see the guts of the Amazon machinery and overall the whole economic system based on the "floating" workforce. There is something deeply wrong with what I have seen here, it is sometimes good to put faces on the problems you only know theoretically.
Rated 03 Oct 2021
eatbeanseatbeans
Rated 17 Sep 2023
7
61st
good, but too sad for me.
Rated 17 Sep 2023
lethiaslethias
Rated 31 Jan 2021
90
89th
McDormand steals the show again. A genuine film without much bullshit of certain crisis-struck blue collar, hard working people dealing with aftereffects. These are the real consequences of Wall Street betting and gambling with our economies (and getting paid millions and billions for it). It's a touching, gentle and strong story about a human being being left to survive with all her unresolved issues on her back certainly not helping her throughout her life. A great, genuine film.
Rated 31 Jan 2021
ajaywAjayw
Rated 05 Feb 2021
83
87th
Thoughtful, insightful and reflective. A beautiful story with characters that feel very real and another very good performance from McDormand. The pacing and scope felt more like a novel than a movie. A unique experience with some very good shots that capture often overlooked sites of rural America.
Rated 05 Feb 2021
neonmanNeonman
Rated 07 Feb 2021
70
38th
Pretty breezy movie, with a solid docu-drama feeling. It doesn't feel groundbreaking or revelatory, and almost seems like something Terrence Malick would make (today), so it's a good watch, but won't leave a big mark (though will probably win the Best Picture Oscar). I saw it hungover, and it's a fairly appropriate film to be watching in that state.
Rated 07 Feb 2021
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 16 Jul 2023
80
80th
Bob: "One of the things I love most about this life is that there's no final goodbye. You know, I've met hundreds of people out here and I don't ever say a final goodbye. I always just say, "I'll see you down the road." And I do. And whether it's a month, or a year, or sometimes years, I see them again."
Rated 16 Jul 2023
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 06 Jul 2021
55
52nd
Excelling acting but not much beyond to fill the pot.
Rated 06 Jul 2021
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 20 Feb 2021
70
58th
wanna hug Linda May
Rated 20 Feb 2021
sebbysebby
Rated 21 Feb 2021
30
7th
Meanders in a way more boring than interesting and does not engender the sort of empathy it aspires to, all the while overstaying it's welcome by a good half hour or so.
Rated 21 Feb 2021
rittehRitteh
Rated 21 Feb 2021
81
88th
I never heard of this movie before, but it was advertised on Hulu, so I gave it a go. A beautifully shot movie that is definitely worth the watch. It's slow moving, but this type of movie depends on that to tell the story. Based on the credits, I think it's possible many of the people in the film are actual nomads rather than professional actors.
Rated 21 Feb 2021
akatemossfanAKateMossFan
Rated 23 Feb 2021
18
49th
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 24 Feb 2021
94
88th
Nomadland is a meditative experience through the Midwest that is incredibly hypnotic in it's pseudo-documentary portrayal. If Frances McDormand wasn't instantly recognizable, I would have assumed it was a documentary. I'm normally not a fan of these movies that are light on plot and heavy on emotions; but my only issue with this movie is how the 3rd act unnaturally transitions from its documentary feel to a more traditional narrative. It feels jarring.
Rated 24 Feb 2021
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 06 Mar 2022
60
35th
It's always tough to rate a movie as "average" when it has such sweeping vistas and beautiful music and true-to-life scenes. I do like a little more plot in my movies, and the character of Fern doesn't give us much to make me want to take her side in her rejection of ... whatever it is she's rejecting. The film always feels like it's almost about to dig deeper, and then it just keeps skimming along the road.
Rated 06 Mar 2022
drunkcrowdrunkcrow
Rated 03 Mar 2021
92
97th
Amazingly touching story about these group of people that make a home of wherever they go along with the help of their community. Director spent a lot of time lining up shots that not only highlighted their surroundings, but the emotions of these people who were bearing their heart to us. Just oozed genuine.
Rated 03 Mar 2021
edwardedward
Rated 06 Mar 2021
20
29th
Well filmed, but much too cynical and depressing for my taste. This film should come with a cyanide pill. I think it probably tries to be hopeful, but it just can't resist being depressing as shit in nearly every scene, which cancels out any glimmer of hope and is ultimately an extremely defeatist and exhausting film.
Rated 06 Mar 2021
icarusIcarus
Rated 05 Jul 2021
83
72nd
The open spaces of the western US, the absences in the landscape, are a perfect backdrop for this tale. The film is strongest in its visual sensibility and when those real-life nomads are telling their stories. I also think Zhao makes good use of the tension between Fern the victim and Fern the iconoclast. There's a stubborn pride in her that wants to work and care for herself that's reflective of the American spirit, a spirit which comes with its own costs.
Rated 05 Jul 2021
jlfmJLFM
Rated 13 Mar 2021
88
95th
Despite what its title may suggest, Nomadland is less of a love-song to nature (though it’s that too!) than it is an ode to people. To friends, to strangers, to humans. Too often, movies are hailed as “the film we need right now” to such an extent that the phrase has been sapped of much of its meaning. And yet, after the draining last few years of humanity at its ugliest, I can think of few balms as hopeful and affirming as what Chloé Zhao has achieved here.
Rated 13 Mar 2021
bruhcringeBruhCringe
Rated 15 Mar 2021
79
68th
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Rated 15 Mar 2021
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 15 Mar 2021
81
81st
Peppered with moments of cinematic transcendence that wordlessly caress feelings rarely touched in the medium. The beauty and vastness of the landscapes juxtaposed against the corporate behemoth that is Amazon synthesizes a core idea that needs no exposition in order to resonate. The use of non-actors in the majority of roles was a brilliant decision that elevates the entire piece.
Rated 15 Mar 2021
thorn969thorn969
Rated 17 Mar 2021
68
68th
I found this to be a rather depressing look at the world. It's well made and well shot, it just was so gloomy and...
Rated 17 Mar 2021
utskUtSk
Rated 07 Feb 2022
65
41st
Beautiful scenery, great acting, but the lack of plot kept me from truly enjoying it. There is the beginning of something towards the end of the movie, but it's too little, too late.
Rated 07 Feb 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 27 Jun 2021
7
57th
As someone who considers having a job and stability in employment as fundamental, I could definitely relate to Fern's brave and lonely struggle as she bounces around from one job to another while hanging on to the remnants of her past life. However, I would reacted more empathetically as a viewer had the reason for her journey been granted even a semblance of screen time rather than a plain opening title card.
Rated 27 Jun 2021
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 23 Mar 2021
59
48th
Solid and awfully calculated.
Rated 23 Mar 2021
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 24 Mar 2021
3
24th
Ngl these people seem more annoying than relatable to me.
Rated 24 Mar 2021
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 24 Mar 2021
83
88th
The flick was almost like a document. There was a couple of famous actors and the rest acted themselves. The directing was solid and cinematography fine.
Rated 24 Mar 2021
mindvrmindvr
Rated 07 Feb 2022
70
71st
So Ashford hasn't been spaced after all.
Rated 07 Feb 2022
mrcinemaMr.Cinema
Rated 24 Jun 2021
77
96th
Brilliant Personal Art Work!!!
Rated 24 Jun 2021
mrarnmrarn
Rated 05 Apr 2021
70
90th
Stunning use of cinematography to add to the drama of the film. Many of the scenes are the protagonist alone, with only the landscapes to interact with. These interactions feel real and convey an emotion.
Rated 05 Apr 2021
soixistSoixist
Rated 06 Apr 2021
83
70th
Really Good
Rated 06 Apr 2021
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 12 Apr 2021
45
23rd
Not quite the Wim Wenders-esque meditation on America as the land of the those who accept its brutal corporate system and the few that choose to drift -- film can't achieve proper balance between 'visual poetry' and documentary rawness, mostly because it is an ok melodrama about grief and its 'illuminated' moments are mostly 'nomad coach' exposition -- but rather the highbrow Hollywood version of exactly that -- mellow score, sad songs, 'perfect shots'. Now I want a Benning-directed Nomadland.
Rated 12 Apr 2021
psimpsim
Rated 19 Apr 2021
84
90th
An intimate portrayal of a woman who's trying to live life on her own terms. Unlike Zhao's previous film this one really connected with me.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
mspraguemsprague
Rated 20 Apr 2021
85
91st
Such a good story, solid cast. So worth watching.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 22 Apr 2021
50
9th
Cuzsheetrockplantclosed+i'mjustreallyboredasshejoinsaRVcamplol+shegetsahouse+itwasmainlyaboutlostlovedones
Rated 22 Apr 2021
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 15 Jan 2022
86
88th
Equal parts bleak and beautiful, Frances McDormand acts the shit out of every frame of this complex, multi-layered elegy to the broken American Dream. Fantastic down to pretty much every detail.
Rated 15 Jan 2022
qwershadyqwershady
Rated 27 Apr 2021
23
5th
lost 3 oscars
Rated 27 Apr 2021
braddad68braddad68
Rated 28 Apr 2021
94
74th
Excellent film and performances, even by the obvious non-actors featured. Incredible scenery to be had as well.
Rated 28 Apr 2021
detoxDetox
Rated 02 Nov 2021
45
18th
On the brink of being unwatchable. The depiction of a self chosen lifestyle in poverty with the connection to shitty paid jobs and economic inequality which than leads to solidarity instead of shame, debts and alcoholism is almost obscene. It's an insta show with some tumblr talk where everything just floats into a pile of mud. The trees, the ocean, the desert. Nothing wrong with wanting to give dignity to the outsiders of the world, but you have to dig deeper than that.
Rated 02 Nov 2021
ik55ik55
Rated 02 May 2021
74
59th
How frustrating it is to see Frances settle for the exact same roles again and again. Even more so we know how talented she really is. Nomadland isn't deserving of an Oscar for best picture. Maybe it is for its beautiful Americana cinematography. But as always it's not enough for me to truly enjoy a movie. Chloé left me hungry for more... One thing she did really well though is imbuing the movie with that sad atmosphere of the nomadic way of life. Realizing that we live and die alone.
Rated 02 May 2021
andromaque01andromaque01
Rated 04 May 2021
80
73rd
McDormand shines spectacularly under the light of wild America. Breathtaking landscapes, unforgettable stories by real life nomads. The grandeur of the sights sometimes finds itself overshadowed by the bleakness of capitalist America. Overall brillant portrait of weathered individuals who found their place on the road.
Rated 04 May 2021
filliganFilligan
Rated 04 May 2021
95
92nd
Nomadland is something special -- truly transcendent. Normally with a meandering film like this it's not difficult to scrounge up criticisms of focus or direction, but this gripped me from its stark landscape to McDormand's stoic, secretly turbulent performance. I never once asked where we were going -- much like Fern never asks herself where she's headed -- and yet I felt immense reward for following through. Happy this won its share of accolades.
Rated 04 May 2021
mjoc0723mjoc0723
Rated 06 May 2021
50
41st
Any film with Frances McDormand and David Strathairn is an obvious much watch. However, that's really all this movie has going for it. The amateur actors were terrible and the film seems to drag on forever.
Rated 06 May 2021
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 09 May 2021
90
69th
As always, Frances Mcdormand is great. Maybe a bit slight, but pretty film.
Rated 09 May 2021
ooopsOoops
Rated 12 Sep 2023
64
44th
As much as I love France McNormand and David Strathairn, I would have appreciated the movie better if it only relied on actual nomads playing their own part. Those professional actors playing a completely fictional romance distract from the authenticity of the rest of the movie.
Rated 12 Sep 2023
kebapcheKebapche
Rated 15 May 2021
70
34th
The american "Vagabong"
Rated 15 May 2021
slugslug
Rated 17 May 2021
5
19th
Bland. Dreadful music.
Rated 17 May 2021
waltermittyWalterMitty
Rated 05 Jun 2021
78
54th
It's a beautiful and sad picture of who in America is forget or ignored by the society. But the point is that is literally a picture: the plot is non existence and in some spots the movie forgets that it should tell a story and freezes for minutes in (wonderfully directed) moments of everyday life. The music is too flat and redundant considered the atmosphere of the situation
Rated 05 Jun 2021

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